Latin music's hottest recording artists make up the list of
nominees for the 2004 edition of "Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica
Latina," the oldest and most popular Latin music award program in
the U.S. A total of 180 nominations in 32 categories were announced
today. Winners will be revealed during a sensational 3-hour special that
will be telecast LIVE on Univision Network on Thursday, February 26 from
8-11 pm ET/PT (7-10 pm Central/Mountain).

Recognizing excellence in five different genres -- Pop, Tropical,
Regional Mexican, Rock, and Urban -- the "Premio Lo Nuestro"
awards are bestowed yearly to the very best talent in the Latin music
industry. This year's list of nominees, selected from charts
compiled by the prominent industry publication Radio & Records(R),
includes such internationally famous superstars as Ricky Martin, Juanes,
Thalia, Shakira, David Bisbal, Mana, Olga Tanon, Marc Anthony, Pepe
Aguilar, and Vicente Fernandez. Winners of the coveted award will be
determined by the voting public via http://www.univision.com.

The 2004 "Premio Lo Nuestro" award ceremony will take
place at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida. Hosted by popular TV
presenter Adal Ramones, the show will feature electrifying performances
by many of the nominated artists, as well as an impressive parade of
Hispanic celebrity presenters and attendees.

"Premio Lo Nuestro" is the highest-rated television
program among Hispanics in the United States, watched by more than five
million Hispanic viewers, beating all other English or Spanish language TV programs including the Super Bowl.

Following is a complete list of 2004 "Premio Lo Nuestro"
nominees by genre and category:

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the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the
U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a new
general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching
78% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns
and operates 23 Univision Network television stations and 1
non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which
owns and operates 30 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavision,
the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision
Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or
operates 66 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and
4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes the
Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based
Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing
companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet
destination in the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com. Univision
Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with network operations
in Miami and television stations and sales offices in major cities
throughout the United States.

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